Operating-Mode Transitions Based on Advertising Information

1. A receiving electronic device, comprising: an interface circuit configured to communicate with a transmitting electronic device, wherein the interface circuit is further configured to: receive a beacon with advertising information for the transmitting electronic device, wherein the advertising information is associated with an application on the transmitting electronic device and includes file information associated with a file used by the application; and in response to determining that the advertising information is changed relative to a previous version of the advertising information for the transmitting electronic device received by the receiving electronic device, provide a wakeup signal to transition the receiving electronic device from a power-saving mode to a normal operating mode.

2. The receiving electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the interface circuit is further configured to, in response to the transition from the power-saving mode to the normal operating mode, configure another application on the receiving electronic device based at least in part on the file information.

3. The receiving electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the file is used by the another application on the receiving electronic device.

4. The receiving electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the configuration of the another application includes opening the another application to use the file on the receiving electronic device based at least in part on the file information.

5. The receiving electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the file information indicates a location at which the application on the transmitting electronic device stopped using the file.

6. The receiving electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the another application is configured to resume using the file at the location.

7. The receiving electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the advertising information further comprises state information regarding a state of the application on the transmitting electronic device.

8. The receiving electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the change in the advertising information includes a change in the state of the application on the transmitting electronic device.

9. A computer-program product for use in conjunction with a receiving electronic device, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a computer-program mechanism embedded therein, to transition the receiving electronic device from a power-saving mode to a normal operating mode, the computer-program mechanism comprising: instructions for receiving, from a transmitting electronic device, a beacon with advertising information for the transmitting electronic device, wherein the advertising information is associated with an application on the transmitting electronic device and includes file information associated with a file used by the application; and instructions for providing a wakeup signal to transition the receiving electronic device from the power-saving mode to the normal operating mode in response to determining that the advertising information is changed relative to a previous version of the advertising information for the transmitting electronic device received by the receiving electronic device.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , the computer-program mechanism further comprising instructions for, in response to transitioning from the power-saving mode to the normal operating mode, configuring another application on the receiving electronic device based at least in part on the file information.

11. The computer program product of claim 10 , wherein the file is used by the another application on the receiving electronic device.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 , wherein the configuring the another application includes opening the another application to use the file on the receiving electronic device based at least in part on the file information.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the file information indicates a location at which the application on the transmitting electronic device stopped using the file.

14. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the change in the advertising information includes a change in a state of the application on the transmitting electronic device.

15. A method for transitioning a receiving electronic device from a power-saving mode to a normal operating mode, wherein the method comprises: receiving, from a transmitting electronic device, a beacon with advertising information for the transmitting electronic device, wherein the advertising information is associated with an application on the transmitting electronic device and includes file information associated with a file used by the application; determining that the advertising information has changed relative to a previous version of the advertising information for the transmitting electronic device received by the receiving electronic device; and in response to determining that the advertising information has changed relative to the previous version of the advertising information, providing a wakeup signal to transition the receiving electronic device from the power-saving mode to the normal operating mode.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising, in response to transitioning from the power-saving mode to the normal operating mode, configuring another application on the receiving electronic device based at least in part on the file information.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the file is used by the another application.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the configuring the another application includes opening the another application to use the file on the receiving electronic device based at least in part on the file information.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the file information indicates a location at which the application on the transmitting electronic device stopped using the file.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the change in the advertising information includes a change in a state of the application on the transmitting electronic device.